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Weekend Roadwork Around the City and the State

Anne Arundel County: The Maryland State Highway Administration
has started patching damaged stretches of concrete on I-97. Crews will CLOSE
the TWO LEFT lanes for concrete patching on I-97 SOUTHBOUND between
MD 100 and MD 3 from 6 pm on Saturday until 5 am on Monday.

Baltimore City: Maryland Transportation Authority crews
will CLOSE the ramp from INBOUND Russell Street to NORTHBOUND Martin
Luther King, Jr. Boulevard from 8 pm on Friday until 10 am on
Saturday for work on the barrier wall. Drivers who exit NORTHBOUND Russell Street
to MLK, Jr. Boulevard will be detoured onto the ramp to I-395 SOUTHBOUND.
Motorists should use either I-395 NORTHBOUND or simply stay on Russell Street
to Paca Street and make the LEFT turn onto Lombard Street to reach MLK, Jr.
Boulevard instead.

Baltimore City: A routine inspection will close the ramp
from I-95 NORTHBOUND to Moravia Road (Exit 60) on
Saturday from 7 am until 3 pm. As an alternate route, motorists should exit
I-95 NORTHBOUND at US 40/Pulaski Hwy EASTBOUND (Exit 61), turn LEFT on 66th Street,
turn LEFT on MD 7/Philadelphia Road WESTBOUND, turn RIGHT on Moravia Park Drive
to the intersection with Moravia Rd.

Baltimore City: Repaving at the intersection of Charles
Street and Mt. Royal Avenue will CLOSE LANES from 8 pm on Friday
continuously through 6 pm on Sunday. At least ONE LANE will remain open during
the work

Baltimore City: Repaving will CLOSE all but ONE lane each
way on the Hanover Street Bridge (between Wells and McComas Streets) on
Sunday from 6 am until 2 pm. On Monday, only ONE LANE will be OPEN each way on
the bridge from 9 am until 3 pm.

Baltimore City: WESTBOUND Saratoga Street
between Charles and Cathedral Streets will be CLOSED for milling
and paving from 10 am on Friday until 6 pm on Saturday.

Baltimore County: Bridge inspection work on NORTHBOUND I-795 just north of the Beltway will CLOSE the RIGHT lane on Saturday from 6 am until 10 am.

Baltimore County: Bridge inspection work will CLOSE the RIGHT lane on the INNER LOOP of the Beltway (I-695 NORTH/EAST) before I-795 on Sunday from 5:30 am until 10:30 am.

Baltimore County: Pavement patching on I-95 NORTHBOUND at the bridge
over the Patapsco River (between I-895 and I-195) will CLOSE TWO LANES
from 10 pm on Sunday until 5 am on Monday.

Baltimore County: Pavement patching on I-95 NORTHBOUND at the bridge
over the Patapsco River (between I-895 and I-195) will CLOSE TWO LANES
from 10 pm on Sunday until 5 am on Monday.

Baltimore County: Expansion joint work will CLOSE TWO lanes
on I-70
WESTBOUND just west of I-695 from 10 pm on Sunday until 5 am on Monday.

Cecil/Harford
Counties: Crews performing repairs
to the bridge piers on the Hatem Bridge on US 40 across the
Susquehanna River will resume underwater work to pour concrete this weekend.The
work is scheduled from on Saturday from 5 am until 5 pm.No
lane blockages on the bridge are planned.Those in the area
can expect additional truck traffic and more noise than usual in the area.The
truck route is I-95 to MD 222, to US 40 to Coudon Boulevard to MD 7 to
Roundhouse Road. In the event of bad weather, the work may be rescheduled next
weekend.

Montgomery County: Work on the expansion joints on I-270
NORTHBOUND at MD 117 (Clopper Road/W. Diamond Avenue - Gaithersburg)
will CLOSE ONE lane from 10 pm on Sunday until 5 am on Monday.

Montgomery County: Work install concrete bus pads on Connecticut
Avenue between East/West Highway/MD 410 and Chevy Chase Circle (MD/DC line)
will CLOSE TWO RIGHT lanes from 9 pm on Friday continuously through 5 am on
Monday.

Prince George's County: Bridge inspection on I-95 SOUTHBOUND at MD 198/Laurel
will CLOSE TWO lanes on Sunday from 5 am until 11 am.

Funeral for Shooting Victims Could Cause Delays in Glen Burnie and Pasadena

Motorists can expect delays on the following roads around Glen Haven Memorial Park in Glen Burnie on Saturday for the funeral of Andrew Hoffman and Marie Hartman, victims of a murder/suicide last weekend.

Mountain Road between Lake
Shore and MD 100

MD 100 WEST between Mountain Road and MD 10

MD 10 NORTH between MD 100 and Furnace Branch Road

Furnace Branch Road
between MD 10 and MD 2

MD 2 between
I-695 and 6th Ave, NE

Motorists should be alert for heavy traffic and the funeral procession between 10 am and 1:30 pm on Saturday.

Anne Arundel County Police will be assisting with traffic along the route.

Weekend Events

The Greek Heritage Festival will be held
from Friday through Sunday at the Annunciation Cathedral on West Preston Street
in Baltimore City. Preston Street is currently CLOSED between Maryland Avenue and
Cathedral Street. The closure will remain in place through 6 pm on Monday,
November 4th.

The KidsPeace
Trick-or-Trot 5K Run and 1 Mile will be held
on Satuday in the Inner Harbor and Federal Hill Neighborhoods.

The race begins next to the warehouse at Oriole
Park at Camden Yards. Participants will cross Howard Street onto Conway
Street, turn RIGHT on Light Street, and LEFT on Key Highway to the turn-around
point at Cross Street. The race proceeds back to the ballpark along Key Highway
before turning LEFT on Battery Avenue, RIGHT on Montgomery Street, LEFT on
Hanover Street, RIGHT on Hamburg Street to Lee Street between the stadiums.
Runners will then turn RIGHT at the Russell Street Service Drive and RIGHT at
the tunnel entrance to finish inside Oriole Park.

WESTBOUND Hamburg Street will be CLOSED between
Leadenhall and Russell Streets from 7:30 until 11:30 am.

One lane will be BLOCKED for the runners along
race route wherever possible.

Traffic may be stopped completely along the
race course from time to time for the safety of the runners.

The 5th Annual Colonel Ripley Memorial Fuel 4
Life 5K will take place on Saturday in Annapolis.

The run begins at 9 am on Rowe Boulevard at the
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and will continue around Church Circle, along
Main Street to Gate 1 at the Naval
Academy and then return to the finish line at the stadium via King George Street.

The following roads will be CLOSED as the
runners pass:

Church Circle, Main Street to Randall Street to
King George Street from 9:05 until 9:30 am

Main Street from 9:05 until 9:25 am

West Annapolis at Baltimore & Annapolis
Blvd and Taylor Ave from 9:10 until 9:35 am

Taylor Ave at Rowe Blvd. from 9 û 9:10 am and
from 9:15 until 10 am

The race should take one hour.

The Annapolis vs. The Maritime Republic of
Eastport Tug-o-War will be held on Saturday near the Eastport draw
bridge.

The Annapolis water taxi will operate special
service this weekend from 4 û 11 pm on Friday, from 10 am û 11 pm on Saturday
and from 10 am until 7 pm on Sunday.

To hail a Water Taxi, call 410-263-0033 or VHF
channel 68. Fares are $3 - $8 per person depending upon destination.

Statewide Round-up of
Work Zones, Inspection Projects and Lane Closures for the Week Ahead

Allegany
County:
Work to repair the I-68 Bridges over Patterson Avenue and Kelley Road in
Cumberland is about to move into its next phase. Weather permitting, traffic
will be shifted on I-68 in the work zone this coming week. In order move the
jersey wall and pave the bridge approaches, I-68 EASTBOUND will be narrowed to
ONE LANE from Tuesday through Thursday. In addition, one lane may be CLOSED on
I-68 WESTBOUND in the work area while the barrier wall is relocated. The ramp
from Lee Street to I-68 westbound remains CLOSED.

One
lane of the WESTBOUND span may be closed the following times for maintenance
work:

Monday
through Thursday from 9 am until 2:30 pm

The
RIGHT LANE of the WESTBOUND span may be blocked for about 15 minutes at 5:30 am
and at 3:30 pm, Monday through Thursday and at 5:30 am and 1 pm on Friday for
worker drop off and pick up at the suspension span.

When
daytime two-way traffic is in effect on the westbound span, toll lanes 1
through 5, on the left side of the toll plaza will be directed into two-way
flow traffic on the westbound span.

Motorists
wishing to use an E-ZPass® Only lane to access
the eastbound span should use toll lanes 6 or 9.

Anne
Arundel County:
Repaving on MD 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway between the Baltimore
Beltway/I-695 and the Baltimore City/County line (near I-895) will cause lane
closures, including the ramps in the Beltway interchange with MD 295,
overnights, Sundays through Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following
morning.

Baltimore City: The
RIGHT lane of the DOUBLE LEFT TURN lane on Light Street at Pratt Street will be
CLOSED for about two weeks for utility work.

Baltimore
City:
Work to relocate the utilities under Russell Street at the site of the new
Casino CLOSES the LEFT LANE BOTH WAYS between M&T Bank Stadium and Bush
Street. There will also be lane shifts
as the work progresses across Russell Street. In addition, because of the realignment
of Russell Street, there is NO MERGE AREA at the end of the ramp from I-95
NORTHBOUND to Russell Street. A stop sign has placed at the end of the ramp.
Motorists are urged to use alternate routes including I-395, Hanover Street and
Washington Boulevard and to expect additional delays. There will be also be
utility work on Haines Street, Bayard Street, Worcester Street and Warner
Street. All work is expected to be completed in July, 2014.

Baltimore
City:
Repairs to the sink hole on Light Street between Fayette and Redwood Streets
continues to BLOCK the RIGHT lane around the clock. An additional lane will be
CLOSED daily this week from 9 am until 3 pm

Baltimore
City:
The ramp from Fallsway and Madison St to the NORTHBOUND JFX will be CLOSED
until the end of November for crash wall repair.

Baltimore
City:
The Frederick Avenue Bridge over the Gwynns Falls and the CSX Railroad tracks
will be CLOSED for about a year for reconstruction. The bridge is located east
of Caton Avenue between Font Hill Avenue and Brunswick Street on Frederick
Avenue in West Baltimore. Drivers should use US 40/Edmonson Avenue or Wilkens
Avenue as alternate routes.

Baltimore
City:
Hanover Street Bridge û The reversible lane
is CLOSED for long term repairs. TWO LANES OPEN EACH WAY.

Baltimore
City:
Northbound Charles Street is CLOSED between 28th Street and University Parkway.
Northbound detour: Calvert Street. Southbound detour: St. Paul Street.
East-west streets remain open for commuters, including the connection along
Charles Street between Art Museum Drive and 33rd Street. Effective Monday, June
10th, the single lane for local traffic on Charles Street will be CLOSED
between 33rd and 34th Streets for the duration of the project.

Baltimore
City: As part of the continuing project to rebuild
the I-895 bridge over Potee Street, the ramp from I-895 SOUTHBOUND to Potee
Street (Exit 7) will be CLOSED until early 2014. The detour will direct drivers
to exit I-895 SOUTHBOUND at the INNER LOOP of I-695 (Exit 3) to Washington
Boulevard (Exit 10) to Patapsco Avenue and Potee Street.

Baltimore
County: I-70 EASTBOUND ramp to NORTHBOUND Security
Blvd will be CLOSED until early November
for BGE work.

Baltimore
County:
Repaving on the OUTER LOOP between Eastern Avenue (MD 150) and Philadelphia
Road (MD 7) will BLOCK as many as TWO lanes overnights, Sundays through
Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Baltimore
County:
Repaving on the INNER LOOP at Wilkens Avenue will BLOCK multiple lanes
overnights from Sundays through Thursdays. One lane will be blocked at 7 pm.
Two lanes will be blocked at 8 pm. Triple lane closures will start at 11 pm.
All lanes are to be REOPENED by 5 am the following morning.

Baltimore
County:
Work to mill, patch and repave both loops of the Beltway (I-695) between
Liberty Road and Security Boulevard and between York and Providence Roads is
underway. For the Beltway project between Pikesville and and Woodlawn,
motorists can expect to find up to TWO lanes of I-695 CLOSED Sunday through
Thursday from 7 pm until 5 am the following morning. Those who drive I-695
through Towson can expect to to find up to TWO lanes of I-695 CLOSED Sunday
through Thursday from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning. The project in
Towson will also require ramps in the I-695 interchanges with York, Dulaney
Valley and Providence Roads to be closed at times, Sunday through Thursday from
10 pm until 5 am the following morning. Motorists driving through both work
areas should be alert for mid-day shoulder closures from Monday through Friday.
Both projects should be completed by the summer of 2014.

Baltimore
County:
Reconstruction and repairs to the curbs, sidewalks and MTA bus pads along with
the repaving of Liberty Road between the Beltway and the Baltimore City/County
line will cause single lane closures Mondays through Fridays from 9 am until 3
pm and Sundays through Thursdays from 7 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Baltimore
County:
Work on the new Middletown Road Bridge over I-83/Harrisburg Expressway
continues. Single lane closures are possible each day, Monday through Friday on
I-83/Harrisburg Expressway EACH WAY at the Middletown Road work zone from 9 am
until 3 pm.

Cecil
County:
Repaving on US 40/Pulaski Highway will cause single lane closures between the
Maryland/Delaware state line and the Big Elk Creek Bridge, overnights, Sunday
through Thursday from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Charles
County:
Maintenance and inspection work continues on The Nice Bridge on US 301 at the
Maryland/Virginia line. The bridge will continue to be reduced to one lane with
flagging operations alternating northbound and southbound traffic, one
direction at a time during the following times:

Sundays
through Thursdays from 8 pm until 4 am the following morning. No work will occur
on days when the Washington Redskins home games.

Mondays
through Thursdays from 9 am until 3 pm through mid-November.

Trucks
greater than 10-feet wide will not be permitted to cross the bridge during
flagging operations. Every effort will be made to cross all vehicles exceeding
10-feet from 8 am until 8:30 am and from 3:30 pm until 4 pm. Drivers of
vehicles exceeding the width restriction must call 301-259-4444 to obtain
approval and schedule an escort. Calls must be made one hour prior to arrival at
the bridge and will only be accepted between 8 am and 4 pm Monday through
Thursday.

Montgomery
County:
Work to repair and upgrade the curbs, drainage, traffic signals and sidewalks
on MD 355/Wisconsin Avenue between Bradley Boulevard/MD 191 and Montgomery Avenue/MD
28 will cause SINGLE lane CLOSURES, Monday through Friday from 9 am until 3 pm.
Beginning next spring, upt to TWO lanes will be CLOSED overnights, Sunday
through Thursday from 10 pm until 5 am the following morning for repaving. The
work should be completed by Fall of 2014.

Montgomery
County: Repaving and other repairs on MD 97/Georgia
Avenue between the MD/DC Line and MD 390/16th Street will cause single and
double lane closures overnights, Sunday through Thursday from 10 pm until 5 am
the following morning. The work should be completed by late fall of this year

Montgomery
County: Bridge deck replacement may close up to two
lanes on New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650) at Sligo Creek Parkway, Monday through
Fridays from 5 am until 3 pm and from 7 pm on Saturdays until 5 am the
following morning.

Prince
GeorgeÆs County:
Repaving and work to the extend the turn lanes on MD 197 between the
Baltimore/Washington Parkway/MD 295 and Brockbridge Road will cause SINGLE lane
CLOSURES, Monday through Friday from 9 am until 3 pm and possible DOUBLE lane
CLOSURES, overnights Sunday through Thursday from 8 pm until 5 am the following
morning.

Prince
GeorgeÆs County:
Milling, paving and curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs are underway on MD
212/Powder Mill Road between New Hampshire Avenue and Cherry Hill Road. Expect
single lane closures, Monday through Friday from 9:30 am until 3:30 pm through
late fall.

Prince GeorgeÆs County: Milling and paving on MD 201/Kenilworth Avenue will cause
single lane closures between I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway) and Good Luck Road,
overnights, Sundays through Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following
morning.

Prince GeorgeÆs County: Utility work on MD 193/Greenbelt Road EASTBOUND will close
up to two lanes at a time between Rhode Island Avenue and Southway, overnights,
Sundays through Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Queen
AnneÆs County: Overhead lighting
work along an eight mile stretch of US 50 in Queen AnneÆs County continues.

SHA
may occasionally have temporary single lane and shoulder closures according to
the following schedule:

October
1 through April 30 - Single-lane closures are permitted Monday through Friday 7
am until 5 pm, except for holidays, BOTH DIRECTIONS on US 50.

May
through September 30 - Single-lane closures between 7 am until 5 pm weekdays
with the following exceptions: